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The most numerous of these may be the chaetognaths (arrow worms), which are found in tremendous numbers in the open ocean, especially near the surface.
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
In the video, a fellow cruise passenger is seemingly stuck in a waterslide that loops around the side of the ship and extends out over the open ocean many stories below.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
From open ocean shallows where dolphins surf the waves to quiet estuaries perfect for teaching calves to hunt, Folly offers an ideal year-round playground.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
But how does a cell floating in the vast open ocean keep its community close by?
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
In the video, a fellow cruise passenger is seemingly stuck in a waterslide that loops around the side of the ship and extends out over the open ocean many stories below.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
From open ocean shallows where dolphins surf the waves to quiet estuaries perfect for teaching calves to hunt, Folly offers an ideal year-round playground.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
But how does a cell floating in the vast open ocean keep its community close by?
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open ocean
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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